WADA: FIFA can overcome WCup doping lab issue
John Fahey, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), speaks during a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Fahey says he is confident that cycling’s new…
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Blatter: Qatar World Cup should be Jan-Feb
FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter listens during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday Nov. 7, 2013. Blatter is saying he has urged Iranian authorities to open the gate on…
Blatter to have audience with Pope Francis
Britain’s Prince William talks FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, during The Football Association’s 150th Anniversary Gala Dinner in central London, Saturday Oct. 26, 2013. The Football Association was founded 150…
NORWEGIAN-SOMALI ID’D AS KENYA MALL ATTACKER
By TOM ODULA and JASON STRAZIUSO FILE – In this photo taken from footage from Citizen TV, via the Kenya Defence Forces and made available Friday, Oct. 4 2013, a…
ENGLAND COACH HODGSON SORRY FOR ‘MONKEY’ JOKE
England’s soccer team manager Roy Hodgson looks round as he stands in the technical area prior to the World Cup Group H qualification soccer match between England and Poland at…
NYPD DESIGNATES MOSQUES AS TERRORISM ORGANIZATIONS
By ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO Zein Rimawi, 59, second from right, a leader and founder of the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge and mosque, meet with members in his…
PARAGUAY’S NEW PRESIDENT WAS TARGETED BY THE DEA
By PEDRO SERVIN and MICHAEL WARREN Paraguay’s new President Horacio Cartes, left, receives the presidential sash from Congress President Julio Cesar Velazquez during Cartes’ swearing-in ceremony at Palacio de Lopez…
J-LEAGUE LOOKS TO EXTEND INFLUENCE IN SE ASIA
By JOHN DUERDEN FILE – In this Dec. 28, 2008 file photo, Vietnam’s Le Cong Vinh celebrates winning the final match of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup against Thailand…